The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-12

as may issue to him as fees of Office, which
oath shall be in writing, and taken be-
fore such officer authorized to
administer oaths and, to
gether with the certificate of the
officer who administered the same, shall
be filed and recorded in the office of the
clerk of the county court in book to be
provided for that purpose, and each com
missioner shall execute bond, with two
or more good and sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the judge of the county court
of his county, in the sum of three thou
sand dollars payable to the treasurer of
his county, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties of his office.
Chapter 10. H. B. No. 10l. An act
to amend "An act to amend sections one
C) and four (4) of an act to regulate the
sale of spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors,
or medicated bitters; to fix the rate of &C.
cupation taxes upon all persons, firms or
associations of persons engaged In the
sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
or medicated bitt srs; to define the manner
and time of collecting such tax, and to
affix penalties for failure to pay the same;
and to repeal all laws and parts of laws IN
conflict with the provisions of this act,
approved March IL, 1884," approved
April 4, 1881; and to amend IAN act to
regulate the sale of spirituous, vlnous, or
malt liquors, or medicated bitters; to nix
the rate of occupation tax upon all per
sons, firms or associations of persons en-
gagged in the sale of spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors or medicated bitters; to de-
fine the manner and time of collecting
such tax, and to afix penalties for failure
to nav the same; and to repeal all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with the pro
visions of this act" approved March IL,
1881.
Section BE it enacted by the legisla-
ture of the state of Texas: That section
four (4) of an act to amend sections one
(1) and four (4 of an act entitled San act
to regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors, or medicated bltters; to
fix the rate of occupation taxes upon all
persons, firms, or associations OF persons
engaged in the sale of spirituous, vlnous
or malt liquors, or medicated bltters; to
define the manner and time of collecting
such tax, and affix penalties for failure to
pay the same; and to repeal all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with the provis-
ions of this act, approved March IL.
1881" approved April 4, 1881; and that
sections five (5) and eight (S) of IAN act
to regulate the sale of spiritaous, vinous
or malt liquors, or medicated bittersj tC
fix the rate of occupation tax upon al
persons, firms, or associations OF persons
engaged in the sale of spirituous, vinou'
/ or malt liquors, or medicated bitters; tC
define the manner and time of collecting
such tax, and to atfix penalties for the
failure to pay the same; and to repeal al
laws and parts of laws in conflict with tn
provisions of this act, approved Marcel
| il, 1881, be so amended as to hereafte
read as follows:
Section Amy person, firm, or assocla
tion of persons desiring to engage IN thu
sale of splrituous, vinous, or malt liquors
or medicated bitters capable of producing
intoxication, shall, before engaging Il
such occupation, be required to enter INT
bond in the sum of five thousand dollar:
with at least two good, lawful and sutfi
Gent sureties, payable to the State o
Texas, to be approved by the count
Judge, conditioned that said person, firn
or association of persons so.selling spirit
uous vinous, or malt liquors, or medi
Gated bitters capable of producing lntoxl
cation, in quantities less than quart
shall keep an open, quiet, aud orderl
house or place for the sale of spirltuous
vinous, or malt liquors, or indicated bit
ters capable of producing intoxicatlor
and that he or they will not sell or perml
to be sold in his or their houses or plac
of business, nor give, nor permit to
given, any spirituous, vinous, or ma
liquors, or medicated bitters capable {
producing intoxication, to any pc
son under the age of twenty-on
years, or to student OF an
institution of learning, or to any habitus
drunkard, or to any person after haVln
been notified in writing through til
sheriff, or other peace officer, by the wifi
mother, daughter or sister of the person
not to sell to such person; and that he
they will not permit any person under IL
age of 81 years to enter and remain
SUCH house or place of business; and thu
he or they will not permit any gam
prohibited by the laws to be played, dea
or exhibited in or about such house
place of business; and that he or they W
not keep, OF permit to be kept, for prof
amusement or other purposes, In or abo
his or their place of business, any nine
, ten pin alley, pool table, bagatelle, pigeo
hole or ienny-lind table, nor any 9th
> kind of table or device used for games
p chance; and that he or they will not re
r or let any part of the house or place
+ which he or they have undertaken to 81
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors,
, medicated bitters capable of produci1
, intoxication, in quantities less than
quart, to any person or persons, for Il
a pur pose of running or conducting al
E game or games prohibited by. T.
q laws of this state; and that he
y thew will not adulterate in any manner
!. mixing any drug with any intoxlcatlr
p liquors of any kind, and that ne or tn
= will not knowingly sell or give away al
! impure or adulterated liquor of any kin
:, which said bond may be sued on at u
. instance of any person or persons
!, grieved by the violation OF its provision
:, and such person shall be entitled to
- cover the sum of $500 as liquidated dal
: ages for each infraction of the conditlo
!, of such bond, and the said bond shall n
!. be void on the first recovery, but may
il sued on until the full penal sum nam
therein shall have been recovered. In q
. ditioD to civil proceedings for individr
- injuries brought on said bond, as abo
? indicated, if any person, firm, or assocl
= tion of persons, shall violate any OF t
conditions of the bond herein required,
shall be the duty of the county and d
O trict attorneys, or either of them, to ins
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